What a person does today will affect the future. If a person tries hard and works for something that they really want, or if they do not try at all then it will affect the outcome. History literally means his or her story. Stories are told to each generation to keep the memory alive and that is why history is so important, because otherwise the past would be unknown and people would not know the kind of hurt their families went through to be free, or the things that their ancestors did to make sure that their families in the future would get what they need. This is how the Underground Railroad is; it is stories of the hurt and tortured people that could just not take the pain any more so they took a stand, whether it meant losing their life
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Escaped slaves would flee to free states or areas. They would travel for hundreds of miles; by foot, wagons, trains, and boat. They would travel at night so they would be harder to find. The journey they took was scary and dangerous, and if they were found and captured then they would be punished. (McDonough pg. 3) The Underground Railroad was ran by people that were against slavery. They would help the slaves get to northern states or Canada, where slavery was illegal. It was never formally organized; it just started to grow more over time. It was active from 1830 until the outbreak of the Civil War (1861-1865). African Americans and whites enslaved or free, helped make it possible; even though it was illegal. They helped because they believed no person should be owned by another. (Monroe pg. 4) Albany, New York, was a major fatal connecting New York City with points north and west on the Underground Railroad. The act of helping fugitive slaves here started around 1831. Based on reports covering various periods during the Antebellum Period, it is clear that thousands of fugitive slaves were aided here. (Calarco pg. 5-6) The Underground Railroad is an epic story that contains drama, courage, religious, and personal transformation. It is no more of “black history” than it is “white history” it is American history. It was the country 's first racially integrated civil rights movement. This was when the blacks and whites worked together for six decades, before the Civil War. In which they succeeded together in one of the most ambitious political undertakings in American history. (Bordewich pg. 4) It is an even greater record of personal bravery and self-sacrifice. Underground agents faced the constant danger of punitive litigation, personal violence, and possible death. The men and women of
Escaped slaves would flee to free states or areas. They would travel for hundreds of miles; by foot, wagons, trains, and boat. They would travel at night so they would be harder to find. The journey they took was scary and dangerous, and if they were found and captured then they would be punished. (McDonough pg. 3) The Underground Railroad was ran by people that were against slavery. They would help the slaves get to northern states or Canada, where slavery was illegal. It was never formally organized; it just started to grow more over time. It was active from 1830 until the outbreak of the Civil War (1861-1865). African Americans and whites enslaved or free, helped make it possible; even though it was illegal. They helped because they believed no person should be owned by another. (Monroe pg. 4) Albany, New York, was a major fatal connecting New York City with points north and west on the Underground Railroad. The act of helping fugitive slaves here started around 1831. Based on reports covering various periods during the Antebellum Period, it is clear that thousands of fugitive slaves were aided here. (Calarco pg. 5-6) The Underground Railroad is an epic story that contains drama, courage, religious, and personal transformation. It is no more of “black history” than it is “white history” it is American history. It was the country 's first racially integrated civil rights movement. This was when the blacks and whites worked together for six decades, before the Civil War. In which they succeeded together in one of the most ambitious political undertakings in American history. (Bordewich pg. 4) It is an even greater record of personal bravery and self-sacrifice. Underground agents faced the constant danger of punitive litigation, personal violence, and possible death. The men and women of